Catwoman: Selina's Big Score

([September] 2002)

Catwoman: Selina's Big Score (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Darwyn Cooke

Inks

Darwyn Cooke

Letters

Darwyn Cooke; typeset

Characters

Selina Kyle

Reprints

• in Catwoman: Selina's Big Score (DC, 2003 series) (2002 [September 2003])

Indexer Notes

Title page with credits on reverse

Book One: Selina (Table of Contents: 2)

Catwoman / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script

Darwyn Cooke (credited)

Pencils

Darwyn Cooke (credited)

Inks

Darwyn Cooke (credited)

Colors

Matt Hollingsworth (credited)

Letters

Darwyn Cooke (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I suppose I should start with the fact that I'm dead.

Genre

crime; superhero

Characters

Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Leonard "Swifty" Burgess; Chantel; Frank Falcone; Stark (introduction; in flashback); Kong (Falcone's henchman)

Synopsis

After a job in Morocco doesn't pan out, Selina returns to Gotham to find a big score. A colleague, Swifty, puts her in touch with Chantel, the companion of local mob boss Frank Falcone. Chantel overhead Falcone talking about a heroin deal with Canadian criminals. The deal involves 24 million dollars in dirty money transported via train to Canada. Selina decides the heist is attractive, but too big for a solo job. She decides to put together a team.

Reprints

• in Catwoman: Selina's Big Score (DC, 2003 series) (2002 [September 2003])
• in Batman: Ego & Other Tails (DC, 2007 series) ([September] 2007)
• in Batman: Ego & Other Tails (DC, 2008 series) (2007 [January 2009])
• in Catwoman (DC, 2012 series) #1 - Trail of the Catwoman ([March] 2012)
• in Batman: Ego and Other Tails - The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2017 series) ([May] 2017)
• in Catwoman: El Gran Golpe de Selina (ECC Ediciones, 2022 series) (Marzo de 2022)

Keywords

Gotham City; Morocco; Swifty's Pawn Shop

Indexer Notes

Both Catwoman and Selina Kyle are generally believed to be dead at the time of this story. Catwoman appears primarily as Selina Kyle.

This chapter takes place shortly before the events of the "Trail of the Catwoman" story in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #759-762.

Frank Falcone is stated to be a member of the Falcone crime family, but his exact relationship to the family is unspecified.

Book Two: Stark (Table of Contents: 3)

Catwoman / comic story / 29 pages (report information)

Script

Darwyn Cooke (credited)

Pencils

Darwyn Cooke (credited)

Inks

Darwyn Cooke (credited)

Colors

Matt Hollingsworth (credited)

Letters

Darwyn Cooke (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

They say that Miami is full of old people and gangsters.

Genre

crime; superhero

Characters

Stark; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Leonard "Swifty" Burgess; Chantel; Jeff; Frank Falcone

Synopsis

Selina meets up with her old mentor Stark in Miami and convinces him join her on the heist. Chantel acquires the train route and schedule. Selina learns that Slam Bradley has been investigating her death. Selina meets Stark in Vegas, where he introduces her to Jeff. Jeff is recruited and comes up with a means to board the train. Selina proposes a plan to get off the train with the money. Falcone learns that Chantel has been spying on him and confronts her.

Reprints

• in DC Premium (Panini Deutschland, 2001 series) #23 - Selinas großer Coup (April 2003)
• in Catwoman: Selina's Big Score (DC, 2003 series) (2002 [September 2003])
• in Batman: Ego & Other Tails (DC, 2007 series) ([September] 2007)
• in Batman: Ego & Other Tails (DC, 2008 series) (2007 [January 2009])
• in Catwoman (DC, 2012 series) #1 - Trail of the Catwoman ([March] 2012)
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #29 - Catwoman - Selinas grosser Coup
• in Batman: Ego and Other Tails - The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2017 series) ([May] 2017)
• in Catwoman: El Gran Golpe de Selina (ECC Ediciones, 2022 series) (Marzo de 2022)

Keywords

Bradley Investigations; casino; Death Valley; Gotham City; hotel; Lake Tahoe; Las Vegas; Miami Beach; Swifty's Pawn Shop

Indexer Notes

The events of the "Trail of the Catwoman" story in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #759-762 take place during this chapter.

Book Three: Slam (Table of Contents: 4)

Catwoman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Darwyn Cooke (credited)

Pencils

Darwyn Cooke (credited)

Inks

Darwyn Cooke (credited)

Colors

Matt Hollingsworth (credited)

Letters

Darwyn Cooke (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It was a dark and stormy night.

Genre

crime; superhero

Characters

Slam Bradley; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Leonard "Swifty" Burgess; Chantel (dies); Frank Falcone; Henri LaPerier; jean-Marc; Jeff; Stark

Synopsis

Slam Bradley is trying to figure out what Selina is up to. He stakes out Swifty's Pawn Shop, and spots and identifies Chantel. Selina and Swifty get away. Slam decides to track down Chantel to see if she's connected. He finds her as Falcone is about to kill her, having tortured the heist plans from her. Slam kills Falcone's men, then beats Falcone till he learns what Falcone knows of the heist, and that Falcone has tipped off the train and the Canadian heroin dealer, LaPerier. He talks a sea plane pilot into flying him to the border. Meanwhile, LaPerier intercepts Swifty at the border.

Reprints

• in Catwoman: Selina's Big Score (DC, 2003 series) (2002 [September 2003])
• in Batman: Ego & Other Tails (DC, 2007 series) ([September] 2007)
• in Batman: Ego & Other Tails (DC, 2008 series) (2007 [January 2009])
• in Catwoman (DC, 2012 series) #1 - Trail of the Catwoman ([March] 2012)
• in Batman: Ego and Other Tails - The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2017 series) ([May] 2017)
• in Catwoman: El Gran Golpe de Selina (ECC Ediciones, 2022 series) (Marzo de 2022)

Keywords

boat; diamond robbery; Gotham City; heist; sea plane; Swifty's Pawn Shop; train; train robbery

Book Four: Score (Table of Contents: 5)

Catwoman / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Darwyn Cooke (credited)

Pencils

Darwyn Cooke (credited)

Inks

Darwyn Cooke (credited)

Colors

Matt Hollingsworth (credited)

Letters

Darwyn Cooke (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

All the planning, all the setup, is behind us.

Genre

crime; superhero

Characters

Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Stark (dies); Jeff (dies); Kong; Leonard "Swifty" Burgess (dies); Henri LaPerier (dies); Slam Bradley; Jean-Marc (dies)

Synopsis

Selina, Stark, and Jeff board the train, take out the guards, and escape the train with the money. Swifty picks them up, but unknown to them LaPerier is on the boat with Swifty. LaPerier kills Jeff and then Swifty. Slam's plane buzzes the boat before LaPerier can kill Selina or Stark, who use the distraction to escape. LaPerier turns the boat back to the cove where Jean-Marc is waiting as the plane lands there. Jean-Marc kills the pilot, but is killed by Slam. Selina and Starkreboard the boat and confront LaPerier. Stark and LaPerier kill each other. Selina gets away with the score.

Reprints

• in Catwoman: Selina's Big Score (DC, 2003 series) (2002 [September 2003])
• in Batman: Ego & Other Tails (DC, 2007 series) ([September] 2007)
• in Batman: Ego & Other Tails (DC, 2008 series) (2007 [January 2009])
• in Catwoman (DC, 2012 series) #1 - Trail of the Catwoman ([March] 2012)
• in Batman: Ego and Other Tails - The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2017 series) ([May] 2017)
• in Catwoman: El Gran Golpe de Selina (ECC Ediciones, 2022 series) (Marzo de 2022)

Keywords

boat; border; heist; sea plane; St. Laurence River; train; train robbery

Gallery (Table of Contents: 6)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Darwyn Cooke (credited) (signed as Darwyn)

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in Catwoman: Selina's Big Score (DC, 2003 series) (2002 [September 2003])

Indexer Notes

Text piece by Cooke introducing the Gallery.

[Mike Mignola Pinup] (Table of Contents: 7)

Catwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Mike Mignola (credited) (signed as Mignola)

Inks

Mike Mignola (credited) (signed as Mignola)

Colors

Mike Mignola ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Catwoman [Selina Kyle]

Reprints

• in DC Premium (Panini Deutschland, 2001 series) #23 - Selinas großer Coup (April 2003)
• in Catwoman: Selina's Big Score (DC, 2003 series) (2002 [September 2003])
• in Catwoman (DC, 2012 series) #2 - No Easy Way Down ([August] 2013)

[Michael Allred Pinup] (Table of Contents: 8)

Catwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Mike Allred (credited as Michael Allred) (signed as Allred M.D.)

Inks

Mike Allred (credited as Michael Allred) (signed as Allred M.D.)

Colors

Mike Allred ? (signed as Allred M.D.)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Catwoman [Selina Kyle]

Reprints

• in DC Premium (Panini Deutschland, 2001 series) #23 - Selinas großer Coup (April 2003)
• in Catwoman: Selina's Big Score (DC, 2003 series) (2002 [September 2003])
• in Catwoman (DC, 2012 series) #2 - No Easy Way Down ([August] 2013)

[Shane Glines Pinup] (Table of Contents: 9)

Catwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Shane Glines (credited) (signed as Shane)

Inks

Shane Glines (credited) (signed as Shane)

Colors

Shane Glines ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Catwoman [Selina Kyle]

Reprints

• in DC Premium (Panini Deutschland, 2001 series) #23 - Selinas großer Coup (April 2003)
• in Catwoman: Selina's Big Score (DC, 2003 series) (2002 [September 2003])
• in Catwoman (DC, 2012 series) #2 - No Easy Way Down ([August] 2013)

[Kevin Nowlan Pinup] (Table of Contents: 10)

Catwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Kevin Nowlan (credited) (signed as Kevin Nowlan)

Inks

Kevin Nowlan (credited) (signed as Kevin Nowlan)

Colors

Kevin Nowlan ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Reprints

• in DC Premium (Panini Deutschland, 2001 series) #23 - Selinas großer Coup (April 2003)
• in Catwoman: Selina's Big Score (DC, 2003 series) (2002 [September 2003])
• in Catwoman (DC, 2012 series) #2 - No Easy Way Down ([August] 2013)

[Adam Hughes Pinup] (Table of Contents: 11)

Catwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Adam Hughes (credited) (signed as AH!)

Inks

Adam Hughes (credited) (signed as AH!)

Colors

Adam Hughes ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Catwoman [Selina Kyle]

Reprints

• in DC Premium (Panini Deutschland, 2001 series) #23 - Selinas großer Coup (April 2003)
• in Catwoman: Selina's Big Score (DC, 2003 series) (2002 [September 2003])
• in Catwoman (DC, 2012 series) #2 - No Easy Way Down ([August] 2013)

[Daniel Torres Pinup] (Table of Contents: 12)

Catwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Daniel Torres (credited)

Inks

Daniel Torres (credited)

Colors

Daniel Torres

Genre

superhero

Characters

Catwoman [Selina Kyle]

Reprints

• in DC Premium (Panini Deutschland, 2001 series) #23 - Selinas großer Coup (April 2003)
• in Catwoman: Selina's Big Score (DC, 2003 series) (2002 [September 2003])
• in Catwoman (DC, 2012 series) #2 - No Easy Way Down ([August] 2013)

[Jaime Hernandez Pinup] (Table of Contents: 13)

Catwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez (credited) (signed as Xaime)

Inks

Jaime Hernandez (credited) (signed as Xaime)

Colors

Jaime Hernandez ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Catwoman [Selina Kyle]

Reprints

• in DC Premium (Panini Deutschland, 2001 series) #23 - Selinas großer Coup (April 2003)
• in Catwoman: Selina's Big Score (DC, 2003 series) (2002 [September 2003])
• in Catwoman (DC, 2012 series) #2 - No Easy Way Down ([August] 2013)

[Jim Steranko Pinup] (Table of Contents: 14)

Catwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Steranko (credited as Steranko) (signed as Steranko)

Inks

Jim Steranko (credited as Steranko) (signed as Steranko)

Colors

Jim Steranko ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Catwoman [Selina Kyle]

Reprints

• in DC Premium (Panini Deutschland, 2001 series) #23 - Selinas großer Coup (April 2003)
• in Catwoman: Selina's Big Score (DC, 2003 series) (2002 [September 2003])
• in Catwoman (DC, 2012 series) #2 - No Easy Way Down ([August] 2013)